Talking out loud

<p><strong style=color: var(--tw-prose-bold)>Your characters are talking. Are readers listening?</strong></p><p><span>Nothing kills a promising story faster than wooden dialogue that sounds like it was written by a robot having a bad day. Readers can forgive plot holes overlook setting mistakes even tolerate the occasional typo-but make your characters sound fake and they'll close your book faster than you can say As you know Bob...</span></p><p><strong style=color: var(--tw-prose-bold)>Talking Out Loud is the dialogue guide that actually gets it.</strong></p><p><span>Forget dusty academic theory and pretentious literary examples. This isn't your college creative writing class-it's a practical entertaining roadmap to making your characters sound like real people having real conversations. The kind of dialogue that makes readers forget they're reading and start eavesdropping instead.</span></p><p><strong style=color: var(--tw-prose-bold)>Inside you'll discover:</strong></p><ul><li><span>Why dialogue tags are often your enemy (and when they're your best friend)</span></li><li><span>The art of sneaking exposition into conversation without readers noticing</span></li><li><span>How to use repetition to create rhythm not tedium</span></li><li><span>The secret to giving each character a voice so distinct you could identify them blindfolded</span></li><li><span>Comedy gold vs. comedy graveyard-what makes dialogue funny (and what kills the joke)</span></li><li><span>Professional formatting tricks that make your manuscript look like it belongs on shelves</span></li></ul><p><strong style=color: var(--tw-prose-bold)>Written by Mo Fanning award-winning author whose characters have been praised for their crisp brisk and incisive dialogue</strong><span> this guide transforms good dialogue into diamonds. No fluff no filler-just the techniques that turn conversations into page-turners.</span></p><p><span>Your readers talk every day. Make sure your characters sound like they do too.</span></p><p><strong style=color: var(--tw-prose-bold)>Stop writing dialogue. Start writing conversations.</strong></p><p></p>